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Final illustration

I am so happy with how this turned out, this was created using the blob tool on adobe illustrator :) 

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Reference vs Illustration 

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Collar tags

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The finished board which include a side doggy bag dispenser which are Biodegradable which helps save the planet as well as keeping the park clean. The bottom part is to store the collar tags which is just a simple storage space made from recycled plastic. 

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Making a start on an illustration of my idea on Adobe Illustrator using an image of the park I captured as a reference.

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App pages

Mock up app pages which will link to the board, I made these using Adobe XD and are happy with how they have turned out!

The page on the right shows a map which allows the user to see where active collars are within the park and pops up with a warning sign if the area has a build up of nervous dogs and tells you to avoid it, this will avoid chaos which is a common problem in the park as found out on my observational study. 

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Dog Tags

As part of the dog counter I have added electronic doggy tags which attach to the collar (not sure how yet) But they will be built with a tracker on them which will Link to the app which is already linked to the board. The collars will be two different colours indicating the state of the dog ( red for nervous/ not good around other dogs and green for willing to play with others and wants to run around with others) I will post an update of what these tags will look like!

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A few ideas of what the screen I'm building might look like and ways where the tags could be stored within the board.

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Features

Board

Number of dogs in park (real-time updates)

Weather updates

Number of dogs wearing each tags (green & red)

Doggy bags 

Place to store collar tags 

shatterproof (to avoid vandals destroying it)

App 

Map of park showing where each active collar is 

Number of people in park & number of diff tags

time & weather (real-time updates again)

I am going to work on a mock up app now! I will post updates.

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Interactive dog counter

The interactive dog counter uses loop technology to send updates to an app as well as a display (screen) within the park. It works via a sensor built into the ground at the entrance of the park which detects dogs entering the park and stores the number onto the large board also at the front of the park and also an app which can be downloaded onto your phone. The purpose of this is to allow people to know how busy the park is prior to visiting and while visiting. This will reduce chaos as people with nervous dogs know which time to visit and how many other dogs there are within the park. 

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PetPark

I have designed a mock up logo for the project... Petpark! this will be displayed on the board & app as well as the collar tags.

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Some initial ideas of my design fiction idea which will benefit dogs walkers using the area. 

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I found this cool website which shows ideas into creating Smart Parks! This will inspire me when thinking of an idea for design fiction..

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This park in Turkey is like a giant playground for grown ups! I found this idea really cool, it really makes use of the space lol.

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Conclusion of Observations

Who visited the park the most?

I found that while visiting the park 6 times, the most common people who use the space are dog owners with their dogs, this could be due to the massive space of grass that allows dogs to run around freely as well as using the benches as things to jump over (my dog enjoys this). 

I also found that mostly youths use the park at night, with children using it at lunch time or to use as a short cut to get to school in early mornings. Elderly barely use the park, and couples use it to walk around observing nature or using the duck pond. 

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Memo Activity Zone 

Memo Activity Zone gives kids a physical challenge, I liked this idea as it correlates to my idea that the park should have something interactive in it to encourage children to use the space as a learning zone.